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CALIFORNIA DENTAL HYGIENE LAW AND
ETHICS EXAM NEWEST 2025 ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE 150 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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How often should you test sterilization devices? - ANSWER-at least once weekly with a biological indicator. Results should be documented and maintained for 12 months.
How should you clean non-critical items in operatory? - ANSWER-Items that are unable to be disinfected should be protected with an impervious barrier that would be changed after each patient and when visibly soiled.
All other surfaces should be disinfected with a hospital grade low to intermediate germicide after each patient.
What should be done daily with water/air lines? - ANSWER- They should be flushed for 2 minutes at beginning of the day 1 / 4
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before attaching handpieces or other devices. The lines and devices should be flushed between patients for at least 20 seconds.
Definition of Committee - ANSWER-the Dental Hygiene Committee of California (DHCC)
Definition of Dental Board - ANSWER-the Dental Board of California
Direct supervision - ANSWER-A set of procedures where The dentist must physically be present in treatment facility
General supervision - ANSWER-Procedures where the dentist does NOT need to be physically present in treatment facility
Oral prophylaxis - ANSWER-Preventative and therapeutic dental procedures that include -- bacterial debridements with complete removal of supra and sub calculus, soft deposits, plaque and stains. And to smooth out tooth surfaces
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What is the purpose of the prophylaxis - ANSWER-To create an environment for a patient to maintain healthy hard and soft tissues
Can an RDH perform the same functions of an rda? - ANSWER-Yes
What does the practice of an rdh include - ANSWER-Dental hygiene assessment and development, planning and implementation of a dental hygiene plan.It also includes oral hygiene education, counseling and health screenings
Dental hygiene does NOT include what - ANSWER---- Diagnosing or comprehensive treatment plans ---Placing, moving, condensing, carving, removing of permanent restorations ---surgery, or cutting on hard and soft tissue , removing teeth and cutting and suturing --- prescribing meds ---administering local or general anesthesia or oral or parenteral conscious sedation other than nitrous oxide and oxygen and allowed local anesthetic. 3 / 4
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What can an rdh do under direct supervision? - ANSWER---- Soft-tissue curettage ---Administration of local anesthesia ---Administration of nitrous oxide and oxygen, whether administered in tandem or alone.
What can an rdh do under general supervision - ANSWER----
preventative and therapeutic interventions including : oral
prophylaxis, scaling and root planing ---application of topical, therapeutic and subgingival agents used for the control of caries and periodontal disease.---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and activation of non laser, light curing devices ---the taking of impressions for bleaching trays and placements of in office tooth whitening devices
What can an rdh do without any supervision - ANSWER-- Educational services -Oral health training programs -Oral health screenings
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